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Manitoba Legislative Building. The current building is the third facility used by Manitoba's legislative assembly. [3] The first was a log structure located at the residence of A.G.B. Bannatyne at Main Street and McDermot Avenue until its destruction by fire in 1873. [5]
The first Legislature Building in Manitoba occupied the former A. G. B. Bannatyne residence at Main Street and McDermot Avenue until its destruction by fire in 1873. Temporary facilities were used until 1883 when the second building was opened north of the present-day Government House.
The Legislative Building was formally opened on July 15, 1920, the 50th anniversary of Manitoba’s entry into Confederation. It was designed in 1912 by English architects Frank W. Simon and Henry Boddington III who won a British Empire competition over 66 other entries.
1 Between 1871 and 1873 the Assembly met in the first Legislative Building, a log structure on McDermot Avenue purchased from A.G.B. Bannatyne and refurbished to house the Assembly.
May 20, 2024 · At the time of the construction of the Legislative Building, the Manitoban government was composed entirely of Freemasons. The first Freemason in Manitoba, John Bourke, arrived at the Red River colony (which later became Winnipeg) in 1819.
Jul 3, 2010 · Manitoba’s first Legislature building was built facing Kennedy Street, slightly to the east of the current building. Built in a French Second Empire style in keeping with the adjacent Lieutenant Governor’s Residence of the same year, by the same architect Thomas Scott.
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Construction of the Manitoba Legislative Building began in 1913. Construction continued during the First World War although the war caused some delays, including shortages of material, labour and funds. The building was ready for partial occupancy in 1919, and was officially opened on 15 July 1920.
